Hartland

Garage Fire Results In Injuries For Two

HARTLAND — A local couple suffered minor injuries when a fire broke out at their home Friday.

Brian Pirro, 29, and Chantal Pirro, 33, of 37 Fyler Road, were home when a blaze started in an attached garage, East Hartland Fire Chief Peter Sevetz said.

Firefighters, who were alerted at about 1:50 a.m., doused the blaze in about 30 minutes. The fire caused moderate damage to the garage and to an equipment trailer nearby, Sevetz said.

The most likely cause of the fire, he said, was a container of wood stove ashes that had been placed near firewood stacked against an exterior wall of the garage.

Brian Pirro was injured when he smashed a window in the garage door to open it, Sevetz said. Pirro also was affected by smoke. He and his wife were treated at Hartford Hospital, Sevetz said. The nature of Chantal Pirro's injuries was not available